Stoddard County, Missouri - The National Weather Service in Paducah, Kentucky has issued a Flash Flood Watch until 7:00 a.m. for Stoddard County.

FLASH FLOOD WATCH UNTIL 7AM CDT TUE

... FLASH FLOOD WATCH NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING...

THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR

* ALL OF SOUTHEAST MISSOURI... SOUTHERN ILLINOIS... SOUTHWEST INDIANA AND MOST OF WESTERN KENTUCKY.

* THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING

* SEVERAL ROUNDS OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WITH OCCASIONALLY INTENSE RAINFALL RATES ARE EXPECTED THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. SOME AREAS COULD SEE ANYWHERE FROM 5 TO PERHAPS 10 INCHES OF STORM TOTAL RAINFALL... POSSIBLY HIGHER... PRIMARILY ACROSS SOUTHEAST MISSOURI INTO SOUTHERN ILLINOIS. THIS WILL DEPEND ON WHERE EXACTLY FUTURE HEAVY RAINFALL SETS UP.

* AREA OF FLASH FLOODING ARE LIKELY IN AND NEAR THE WATCH AREA. THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR SIGNIFICANT FLOODING ACROSS PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST MISSOURI INTO SOUTHERN ILLINOIS... WHERE HEAVY RAINFALL HAS ALREADY OCCURRED.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION.

YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED.